Robert Abbe Gardner (April 9, 1890 – June 21, 1956) was an American multi-sport athlete best known for winning the U.S.

On June 1, 1912, at an intercollegiate track and field competition in Philadelphia, he set the world pole vault record at 13 feet 1 inch (3.99 m).

[6] This record would be short lived as Marc Wright vaulted 13 feet 2+1⁄4 inches (4.020 m) one week later at the Olympic trials in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Gardner enlisted in the Army in 1917 and served in France during World War I as a lieutenant in a field artillery unit.

After the war he returned to Chicago and joined a stock brokerage firm where he spent the rest of his career.

LA = Low Amateur NT = No tournament "T" indicates a tie for a place DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play Source for U.S. Open and U.S.